Type-clamp.



G. RULE.

TYPE CLAMP.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 30, 1913.

1,1 13,249. Patented 0111.131914.

THE NORRIS PETERS E0, PHOTO-LITHO., WASHINGTON. D. c.

UNITED sTATEs PATENT OFFICE, y

GOLDEN, RULE,l OEWASHINGTOE, EISTI-ucr oEcoLUMEIA.' IiSSIGNOEjEY- MESivE ASSIGNMENTS, `.To niinIEL M. CLARK, or` WASHINGTON; DISTRICT `or co;

LUMBIA.

vice of this character which will automativarious sizes of type cally adjust itself to have been Set up into pages after the same form.

Another object of the invention resides in the provision of'a simple and efficient device which will facilitate the` 'handling of type pages and will reducethe expenditure of time of make up page to a minimum.

Other ob]ects as well as thek nature,

and imposition yof each will be more readily understood `from-the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings and pointed out in the claim forming a part. of this specification.`

Referring to the drawings z--Figure 1 is a side elevation of the device constructed in accordance with my invention; Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same; Fig. 3 is a side elevation showing the complementary side arms in an expanded position; Fig. L1 is a detail perspective fragmentary view of one of the complementary side arms and a perspective sectional view of a portion of the opposite arm; Fig. 5 is a top plan view of a galley illustrating the application of my improved angle-bar; and Fig. 6 is a detail perspective view of the angle-bar.

In the drawings wherein is illustrated the preferred embodiment of this invention a rectangular frame is provided which comprises a plurality of complementary arms 6 each one of which is providedy with an elongated tongue 7 integrally formed therewith and a split tongue 8 karranged in parallelism to the tongue 7. The tongue 7 isso formed as to provide an elongated'shoulder 9 on which the ends of the split tongue 8 rest while the inner ends of the split tongue 8 are so formed as to provide an elongated channel 10 which is slidably engaged with the eXtreme end of the tongue 7. Each side of the rectangular frame comprises a pair of y TYPE-CLAMP. l

chari acteristic features and scope of my inventiony vChannel l0 in the arms 6 while the ends likewise comprise a pair of arms, of the lend arms one ofthe side arms and one s Specification of Letters Patent. "Patentedofyl, Application filed 11113720, 1913. kSerial No. 782,019. I .4 i

y being integrally formed, the i i `Aone being turned at righteangles to the other as advantageouslyillustrated,in Fig. 3 ofthe 'i drawings; `Upon'application to this figure it will `be seen that of thetwolarins1 which form each side or end of the device, onearm has a split tongue 8 on top and a tongue 7 directly beneath, while the other arm' has'` the tongue 7 on top and the split tongue 8 di-4 rectly beneath; thus it is obvious thatthe arms may .be slidably engaged'with each other for lperforming the desired function.

rlhis disposition ofthe tongues 7 andSfpermits minute-adjustment of theframe both laterally. and .longitudinally as the tonguel' is disposed" for sliding engagementwiththe split tongue 8, the shoulder 9 in one instance supportingythe ysaid split tongue whilethe the other instance acts as a support for the tongue 7.

11i order to automatically adjusty the arms to conform to the size of the type page a coil spring 11 is provided, one of which is arranged between each pair of the tongues 7 and 8, the opposite ends thereof having engagement in the "eyelets 12, said eyelets being formed at the inner enclof each; of said side and end tongues. The object which is placed within the rectangular frame, in the present instance being a page forni' ofv type is securely held in place in view of the fact that the frame is adjustable lboth in a longitudinal and lateral rection so as to snugly engage'tlie sides of of the same.

ln order to facilitate the clamping` of theA after'the same has been assembled in type the galley, l have provided `an angle-bar 13,

yclii n 4 the type form for facilitating the handlingy and is placed therein so aoA engage with the innery face of one ofthe f galley sides and ends as in Figc.` The onenend ofthe elongated arm 14 v ofthe bar is preferably tapered as indicated at 15 `for a purposemore hereinafter set forth.

In operation` theL type issetin the galley manner after which oper-l in the ordinary ation the angle-bar 18 is placed therein so as to simultaneously move all `thetype elesliown to advantage fully proportion and arrangement side arms engaging ments or page form from engagement with the side and end of the galley with which it is in engagement, as it is well known in this art, that the type while being set is engaged with only one of the sides .and the ends. My improved rectangular frame is then expanded so as to be readily engaged over the type form, the inner face of the with the sides of the form while the inner face of the end arms engages with the opposite ends of the form.' The gripping of the form by the rectangular yframe or type clamp is facilitated in view ,of the fact that the side arms on ythe one side of the frame can be engaged with the vinner face of one of .the sides of the galley 2\vith which ,the type 'is not in contact, while .the other vside and one of the ends of the Aframe is engaged with the angle-bar 13, the end l5 of the elongated arm being tapered in order fto facilitate the iitting of the clamp over the type form.

It will be understood that the Vabove de- ,-scription and accompanying drawings comprehend only the general and preferred embodiment of my invention and that various minor changes in details of constructions, of the parts may be made within the scope of the appended cla-im and without sacrificing any of the advantages of my invention.

I claimrzy A clamp comprising corner sections having side and end arms each of the'arms of each of said corner sections being provided with a longitudinally-extending centrally located slot forming one section of a spring seat, a finger extending from said arm abov said slot, said arm having the sides of its upper portion cut away to form longitudinally-extending seats formed upon opposite sides of said finger to form a continuation lof said linger above said slot, ngers extending from the lo-wer portion of said arm beneath said first-mentioned finger and positioned in spaced relation to each other whereby the arms of said sections may be slidably connected, and resilient means positioned in the slots forming said spring seats and secured to said arms whereby said sections will be normally held in -a contracted position.

In testimony whereof I aiiix in presence of two witnesses.

GOLDEN RULE.

my signature Witnesses THOMAS C. WILLIS, R. W. PLANT.

g the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C. y 

